Repatriation costs for deceased persons in the statutory accident insurance
Description
In the event of accidents, it can happen that insured persons of the statutory accident insurance die far away from their place of residence.
In the event of death as a result of an insured event under the statutory accident insurance, the employers' liability insurance associations and accident insurance funds reimburse the costs of repatriating the deceased to his or her former place of residence. Insured events include accidents at work, on the way to work and at school, as well as recognised occupational diseases.
If you have paid for such a transfer, you will get your money back. The employers' liability insurance associations and accident insurance funds will check on their own initiative whether you are entitled to reimbursement. An application is therefore not necessary.
You will be reimbursed if:
- the death is the result of an insured event of the statutory accident insurance,
- reimbursable transfer costs have actually been incurred,
- death did not occur at the place of permanent family residence of the insured person,
- the insured person has stayed there for reasons related to the insured activity or the consequences of the insured event
- and you have paid the repatriation costs.
- Proof of payment and amount of the transfer costs (e.g. the invoice)
There are no costs for you.
There is no deadline.
- Contradiction
- Detailed information on how to file an objection can be found in the notification of your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: No
Online services available: Yes
You do not have to apply for reimbursement of the repatriation costs. The claim for reimbursement is checked ex officio by the responsible employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
- The employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund informs the possible beneficiaries known to it in order to enable them to register the claims.
Nevertheless, you can contact the responsible employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund online or by post.
Online service:
- Go to the online service.
- You will be guided through the procedure on the accident insurance service portal.
- You can sign up.
- If you would like to receive the answer from your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund in the mailbox of your BundID account or My Company Account, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
- If you would like to receive the answer by post, you can also continue without registering.
- Select your local employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance company or use the industry search to find out what you are looking for.
- Upload the required documents.
- Fill out the online form and submit it.
- Your report will be automatically forwarded to your accident insurance institution.
- You will receive feedback on the desired path.
Online service of your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund:
- If you have access to the portal of your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund, you can also submit the report electronically there if necessary.
Notification by post:
- Contact your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund with an informal letter.
- Pay attention to the required information and enclose the necessary documents.
There are no clues or peculiarities.
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS)
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
